Mahra Polo defeated Zedan by 5.5 goals to 5 in the single match held today for the McLaren Silver Cup, the opening trophy of the Dubai Polo Gold Cup Series 2018, 18 goals handicap competition, at the Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club. This victory makes patron Rashid Al Habtoor’s team the first one to reach the semifinals of the tournament after a 2 out of 2 win record.
Mahra and Zedan held a superb polo match, with great polo level and full speed actions during the five chukkers match. Actions and the score was even during all the game and the half goal handicap for Mahra, as in the first match against Bin Drai, made again the difference.
Pablo Mac Donough, from Zedan, was the top scorer of the match with 4 goals and Jerónimo del Carril the top scorer in Mahra with 3.
Mahra: Rashid Al Habtoor 0, BenjamÃn Urquiza 5, Isidro Strada 6 (2 goals), Jero Del Carril 6 (3). Total: 18.
Zedan: Amr Zedan 0, Gato Gándara 5, Tomás Panelo 3 (1 goal), Pablo Mac Donough 10 (4). Total: 18.
Score Mahra: (0.5-0) 1.5-1, 3.5-2, 4.5-3, 4.5-4, 5.5-5.
The McLaren Silver Cup will continue on Saturday with the following order of play:
4pm: UAE Polo vs Bin Drai, at field 3, Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club.
Picture Galleries:
Mahra Polo vs Zedan
Socials & Around The Field: Day 3
Socials & Around The Field: Day 4
All matches will be streamed live on Pololine TV via Polocam.
DUBAI SILVER CUP: Fixture & Teams